The quasiprimitive almost elusive groups

Abstract

Let [Formula: see text] be a nontrivial transitive permutation group on a finite set [Formula: see text] and recall that an element of [Formula: see text] is a derangement if it has no fixed points. Derangements always exist by a classical theorem of Jordan, but there are so-called elusive groups that do not contain any derangements of prime order. In a recent paper, Burness and the author introduced the family of almost elusive groups, which contain a unique conjugacy class of derangements of prime order. In this paper, we complete the classification of the quasiprimitive almost elusive groups.